Financial eligibility limit – disposable income and disposable capital
8.—(1) This regulation has effect subject to regulations 5, 6 and 7.
(2) Except where paragraph (3) applies, where an individual’s monthly disposable income does not exceed £733 and the individual’s disposable capital does not exceed £8,000, the Director must determine that the individual’s financial resources are such that the individual is eligible for civil legal services.
(3) Where an individual’s monthly disposable income does not exceed £733 and the individual’s disposable capital does not exceed £3,000, the Director must determine that the individual’s financial resources are such that the individual is eligible for legal representation in respect of any matter described in paragraphs 25 to 29 (immigration) and 32(1) (victims of trafficking in human beings) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act before—
(a)the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal; and
(b)the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal in relation to an appeal or review from the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.